AI Fundamentals for Government Employees

This course introduces you to the world of artificial intelligence. It covers the fundamentals of AI technologies like machine learning, deep learning, and large language models, and helps you see how AI can support productivity, decision making, and problem solving. You’ll also explore the ethical, legal, and practical factors that come with using AI.

What You Will Learn

• Define artificial intelligence and understand key terms.
• Explain how AI systems are structured, including language models and neural networks.
• Create effective prompts and use AI tools to produce useful results.
• Understand how AI can support tasks like data analysis, decision making, and research.
• Recognize privacy and data security considerations when working with AI.

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to AI

• What is AI?
• Everyday examples of AI
• Introduction to algorithms, machine learning, neural networks, and deep learning
• How AI works
• Activity: Search vs. AI

Module 2: AI Technologies & Usage

• Introduction to language models
• What is a GPT?
• Overview of AI technologies
• What AI can do for you
• Activity: Ask ChatGPT a Question
• How to get useful output with better prompts

Module 3: Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Considerations for AI

• Model training and data privacy (PII and PHI)
• Legal implications of AI-generated content (copyright, liability, licensing)
• Ethical challenges: AI biases, transparency, and accountability
• Compliance with regulations: GDPR, CCPA, and other legal frameworks
• Activity: How to Disable Training

This course is available for 30 days. You can choose when to start your access period. Once you activate, you will have 30 days to complete it (access the course materials, quizzes, projects and videos). You may request one extension of seven (7) days. Other extension requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Videos are not downloadable.